Re: Drive Letter as a folder

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:36:40 +1000

"Put them in a shortcut and drag them to the startup folder."

Put subst d: c:\ (or whatever) into a shortcut and drag it to your startup folder on the start menu.

autoexec.nt is used for 16 bit programs. 

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"Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message news:OSVNRAMLEHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Yes, for a DOS or Windows 3.11 application, but what about a windows XP
> application?
> 
> In the help and support folder I read where I set the folder's proerties as
> networked shared and then map a network drive.  I can mark the folder as a
> network shareable, but how do I get it in the folder area of the create map
> drive dialog?
> 
> One other possibility is to purchase a utility called foldertodrive.
> 
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23imGe5KLEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Sentence 1 explains why your way doesn't work. Sentence 2 tells you how to
> make it work.
> 
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> "Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message
> news:%23cEtTxKLEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > But I want the whole system to recognize them.  I know you can define a
> > drive as a folder.  Can't you define a folder as a drive? ...Dennis
> >
> > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:ubzwHjJLEHA.892@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > When you start a dos or Win 3.11 program they'll be executed then. Put
> them
> > in a shortcut and drag them to the startup folder.
> >
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> > "Dennis Allen" <dennis@dennisallen.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23zO8LbJLEHA.3292@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi.  Just switching over to a new XP Pro machine.  I understnad there is
> > no
> > > more autoexec.bat.  I tried to add the following to
> > > c:\winnt\system32\autoexec.nt:
> > >
> > > subst i: c:\network
> > > subst j: c:\test
> > > subst k: c:\dennis
> > >
> > >
> > > I rebooted, but nothing happened.  Could someone tell me where I could
> add
> > > these commands?  Or is there another way to define drive letters as
> > folders?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 
>

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